Siaya senator James Orengo has stated that DP William Ruto will be investigated and held accountable if Azimio assumes power.
Orengo stated that Ruto is an absentee Deputy President who should be held equally responsible for any problems encountered during the Jubilee administration.
“It is us who are going to have a commission of inquiry against William Ruto over corruption allegations,” Orengo said.
The minority leader of the Senate expressed confidence in Azimio for the next government, claiming that Ruto is only influential in 10 of the 47 counties.
He also warned UDA presidential candidate Rigathi Gachagua that investigating the Kenyatta family would have serious consequences.
The outspoken legislator was speaking at Boro in Siaya when he mentioned Gachagua’s remark during the deputy presidential debate that a Kenya Kwanza administration would form a commission of inquiry into the first family.
Orengo stated that Gachagua does not understand the law and that he and his legal team would not hesitate to teach him a painful lesson.
“Gachagua will feel an excruciating pain on his skin and nerves if he will dare touch president Uhuru Kenyatta after exiting office,” Orengo declared.
He claimed Gachagua had no prior involvement in the liberation struggle and was instead a KANU operative, a regime that ruled Kenya with dictatorial tendencies.
“What was Gachagua and his boss William Ruto doing when others were fighting for rights and freedoms? Gachagua belong to KANU which oppressed this country for a long time,” Orengo said.
Orengo added that it was disappointing that Gachagua resorted to attacking Uhuru during the debate despite Uhuru’s absence from the ballot.
Orengo, on the other hand, praised Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition presidential candidate Martha Karua for outlining her team’s track record and what Azimio plans to do if elected.
“I was happy about Karua in the debate. She talked about her track record with Raila. Theirs is a service of patriotism and a fight for social justice.”
He urged the people of Siaya to prepare for and vote for him as the next governor because he will help Raila at the top and save devolution at the bottom.
“Some people are saying that Orengo should remain in Nairobi and help Raila. I am good both at the top and bottom.”
